Kenta Nishimoto

Kenta Nishimoto (西本 拳太, Nishimoto Kenta, born 30 August 1994) is a Japanese badminton player.[1][2] In 2013, he reached the final of the Russia Open Grand Prix tournament, and became the runner-up after being defeated by Vladimir Ivanov of Russia.[3]

Kenta Nishimoto
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1994-08-30) 30 August 1994
Mie Prefecture, Japan
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking9 (6 September 2018)
Current ranking20 (26 April 2022)
BWF profile

Achievements

Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Jonatan Christie 15–21, 21–15, 19–21 Bronze

Summer Universiade

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan Wang Tzu-wei 16–21, 15–21 Silver

BWF World Tour (4 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[5]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Viktor Axelsen 13–21, 23–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2018 Hong Kong Open Super 500 Son Wan-ho 21–14, 17–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2019 German Open Super 300 Kento Momota 10–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2020 Thailand Masters Super 300 Ng Ka Long 21–16, 13–21, 12–21 Runner-up

BWF Superseries (1 runner-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[6] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[7] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 French Open Srikanth Kidambi 14–21, 13–21 Runner-up
  BWF World Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF World Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Russian Open Vladimir Ivanov 17–21, 21–15, 14–21 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

References

  1. "Players: Kenta Nishimoto". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. "西本拳太". Badminton Spirit (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  3. "Russia Open 2013 – And Aya makes six!". Badzine. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  4. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  6. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  7. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.


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